how to say “spokesperson” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-1.m4a” /]דּוֹבֵר

So far this week we’ve seen various meanings of the root ד.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-2.m4a” /]. The better known of these meanings is speech, as in the words לדבר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-3.m4a” /] – to speak, דיבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-4.m4a” /] – speaking or speech, etc.

A speaker or a spokesperson is a דובר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male and a דוברת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-5.m4a” /] if she’s a female. For example, the IDF spokesperson’s unit is called דובר צה”ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-6.m4a” /], where צה”ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-7.m4a” /] stands for צבא ההגנה לישראל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-8.m4a” /] – literally, Israel’s defense force.

Likewise, spokesmanship is דוברות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-9.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-10.m4a” /]הוא נרשם לקורס דוברות פוליטית.

He registered for a course in political spokesmanship.

A דובר or דוברת could also be the speaker of a language.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דובר-11.m4a” /]אני דובר אנגלית שפת אם.

I am a native (mother-tongue) English speaker.